I had this problem, but assumed I was just making a mistake, and left it. Perhaps this is a difference with Windows and Linux user bases:
Anything that goes wrong with Windows, I damn and blast Bill Gates to hell and back, even if it was my fault.
Anything goes wrong with Linux, I ask myself, what did I do? Perhaps I should read the docs... then something else catches my eye and I forget about it...
I love the user testing scenarios on grok. if everyone in the Linux user world could get into heuristic testing, metric testing and collaborative testing Linux would benefit IF this information is integrated viably...
In addition, you may wish to visit useit.com and start getting usability experts really having a go at Gnome/KDE/Enlightenment/insert-yours so we can get expert advice. I saw a nice blog running a piece on how ugly the XP interface was, the argument was well presented, with screenshots, anyone have the guts to constructively criticise thier preffered Desktop (without asking, how do I take a screenshot...)
Site: useit.com
I made a typo on Enlightenment, English-enment wierd, probably a freudian slip...
Of course those who still play it will defend it, they are like smokers who say they like smoking
I was starting to think I was the only one who saw through their 'I like to smoke' attitude. Well they probably do get a better feeling, but enjoyment? more like a tolerable incovenience that quashes a craving and gives you something to do with you hands.
I never really played this type of game, sounds complicated.:-)
I guess people might be strictly 'imperial' or 'rebel' but how about this.
Which ever side sucks, give them a 60-40 / 70-30 majority. This can be done ala counterstrike balancing, initiated by all those people on the forums.
Just put a flag up saying save the *insert side that sucks* and people will rally.
Generally, two sides with equal numbers, one side who is better will always win. Unbalance the numbers to reflect the skills involved, and the games are more interesting.
In the star wars universe, there were more potential 'rebels' that imperials, however, the imperial army was larger (I am guessing)
C'mon I realised after, but EGG just looked wierd!
And I bet ECG's would be better for the pr0n industry, they could email the emergency services if you go overboard and peg it (see other comment re: pr0n and EGG):-)
This is also used to aid people who are completely paralysed to communicate through a PC.
It uses a P6 response which is exercised through pre-emptive expectant brain activity. If you hook up a ECG, and filter the waveforms, at certain points a frequency jumps, at the point where you expect a red traffic light to go green.
Signal processing of ECG signals allows you to isolate certain conditions of thought, and therefore, thought allows you to control whatever is triggered by the filters.
Neat! I can save myself RSI in 5 years, but fry my brain trying to think-type and solve programming problems.
Perhaps they will use this to install seti in everyones brain!!
why not some giant P2P powered virtual raid striping setup in which each client gives the same as they receive. Bob has his files securely (using a cert) ripped apart and sriped redundantly over several machines, which also have a token system (if too many disconnect, that data gets restripped (they might have formatted thier drive)
On top of this, a nice partition on Bobs machine, about 150% the size of his required backup space, is used to stripe misc parts of peoples other data,
On red button call, and the parts are attempted to download by searching for them. (or index them).
Now, the net and P2P is basicallya huge backup and distribution chain now, everybody copying, but personal documents need a home. If you were worried about sec. you could compress, encrypt, XOR, then reencrypt as it went out onto the striping network.
This isn't like P2P, only *you* can get it back (or anyone else with passwords etc... it mustn't be tied to a mahcine, just a cert.)
I would put out 10mb of very imp. docu's onto such a network, knowing if the worst happened it is safe.
Why? No bandwidth cost for me. I pay my own connection, that is it. Distributed - even an isp could suffer from some problem.
Why doesnt the whole net work like this? why bother with fixed hosting sites, lets just all grid up!
Go back and read my post, but turn on your speakers and make sure your volume is up!
The wonders of technology. *Thinks* I do so hope 'scratch and sniff' aromaspeakers do not catch on! Can you imagine how bad a thread would be full of goatse trolls? egads!
How did you wipe IE off your windows box? The best I came to it was place a dummy iexplore.exe (as it gets replaced if you remove it) however, typing a http address into an explorer window still brings changes it into an instance of IE.
I guess there must be some reg hacks to remove it completely...
Ask Microsoft to view the prior art and to relinquish the rights, someone fairly big and public must do this, and actually write to the department, and we should wait on the reply.
If this is public anough so the Business/IT user sees it, Microsoft may decide just to relinquish this patent, for the benefit of good publicity, but then we could turn around, and say how open software isn't 'viral' in a negative sense that microsoft use (yes it propagates, but 'viral' is a negative word, especially when juxtaposed against software).
We could show how software patent are more damaging and unecessary. I would also support the EFF fronting a scheme to vote into a software patent board some people who we would feel confident in addressing any real need for software patent, or copyleft issues.
This goes to show, I would bee 100% more happy with James Gosling being on the board, if we are appointing from large companies, than someone from M$ or even IBM (which lets face, are great guys, but would be Microsoft if they could!)
Of course I doubt James would want to, there are many figures in the industry with both the public standing and technical understanding who could work within a board (with other IT experts and advisers)
The Patent office shoudl still be the first point to reject, and then (if they reject a diamond idea) there should be an appeal - but we should stop the no doubt huge number of time wasting patent that get filed wasting thier time.
I think in a few years the comoditisation of space engineering will leave potential holes for terrorists, which will in turn leave a nice opportunity for the US gov to enforce restrictions that will put back said comodotisation of space engineering 10 years.
There is no weight behind the argument for space living! Good for holidays though (this will be a headline within 20 years!)
Try and sue Microsoft. In this instance, I would love to see M$ come out on top!:0)
Dear Nintendo. I own0r j00r r0mz.
In a serious twist, isn't a patent to handheld emulation very bad for the developing mobile device industry? If I want to create a development sweet for emulating serious business apps for a MDA, I have to worry about Nintendo?
They endorsed eating hugh mushrooms that made you head flash and your body grow really big to little kids for years! the injustice!
"Microsoft has released the full source code to its hybrid real-time strategy/space combat game, Allegiance. Despite critical acclaim, it failed to make much of an impact , selling fewer than 29,000 copies in its first year.
Allegiance actually won the dubious honor of Best PC Game No One Played in 2000 from GameSpot."
Perhaps people saw the M$ logo and thought better of it. I mean, what else have they been behind that was so great game wise?
"people in a dark theatre assume they aren't being watched"
Assuming you are not being watched does not give you freedom or privacy in a theatre, in front of 100's people. I don't think I would allow people to run naked through a town at night, and just say, hey, don't look, you are invading their privacy!
"but I know I won't be going to a theatre again"
Wow, you must make out in the dark a lot!:-) Or is this a solo activity? eurgh!:-)
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I had this problem, but assumed I was just making a mistake, and left it. Perhaps this is a difference with Windows and Linux user bases:
Anything that goes wrong with Windows, I damn and blast Bill Gates to hell and back, even if it was my fault.
Anything goes wrong with Linux, I ask myself, what did I do? Perhaps I should read the docs... then something else catches my eye and I forget about it...
I love the user testing scenarios on grok. if everyone in the Linux user world could get into heuristic testing, metric testing and collaborative testing Linux would benefit IF this information is integrated viably...
In addition, you may wish to visit useit.com and start getting usability experts really having a go at Gnome/KDE/Enlightenment/insert-yours so we can get expert advice. I saw a nice blog running a piece on how ugly the XP interface was, the argument was well presented, with screenshots, anyone have the guts to constructively criticise thier preffered Desktop (without asking, how do I take a screenshot...)
Site: useit.com
I made a typo on Enlightenment, English-enment wierd, probably a freudian slip...
Interesting: I liked what you said:
:-)
Of course those who still play it will defend it, they are like smokers who say they like smoking
I was starting to think I was the only one who saw through their 'I like to smoke' attitude. Well they probably do get a better feeling, but enjoyment? more like a tolerable incovenience that quashes a craving and gives you something to do with you hands.
I never really played this type of game, sounds complicated.
If they sold these devices with a pair of rubber gloves, they are onto a winner!
Just dial their phone and follow the ring tone!
Brought to you by the tin hat brigade.
I guess people might be strictly 'imperial' or 'rebel' but how about this.
Which ever side sucks, give them a 60-40 / 70-30 majority. This can be done ala counterstrike balancing, initiated by all those people on the forums.
Just put a flag up saying save the *insert side that sucks* and people will rally.
Generally, two sides with equal numbers, one side who is better will always win. Unbalance the numbers to reflect the skills involved, and the games are more interesting.
In the star wars universe, there were more potential 'rebels' that imperials, however, the imperial army was larger (I am guessing)
IANASWF.
C'mon I realised after, but EGG just looked wierd!
:-)
And I bet ECG's would be better for the pr0n industry, they could email the emergency services if you go overboard and peg it (see other comment re: pr0n and EGG)
Yeah, funny until he beats your bigot ass at mindball!
Well, I am glad you linked it though.
This is also used to aid people who are completely paralysed to communicate through a PC.
It uses a P6 response which is exercised through pre-emptive expectant brain activity. If you hook up a ECG, and filter the waveforms, at certain points a frequency jumps, at the point where you expect a red traffic light to go green.
Signal processing of ECG signals allows you to isolate certain conditions of thought, and therefore, thought allows you to control whatever is triggered by the filters.
Neat! I can save myself RSI in 5 years, but fry my brain trying to think-type and solve programming problems.
Perhaps they will use this to install seti in everyones brain!!
Tod.
PS: Seti is evil.
why not some giant P2P powered virtual raid striping setup in which each client gives the same as they receive. Bob has his files securely (using a cert) ripped apart and sriped redundantly over several machines, which also have a token system (if too many disconnect, that data gets restripped (they might have formatted thier drive)
On top of this, a nice partition on Bobs machine, about 150% the size of his required backup space, is used to stripe misc parts of peoples other data,
On red button call, and the parts are attempted to download by searching for them. (or index them).
Now, the net and P2P is basicallya huge backup and distribution chain now, everybody copying, but personal documents need a home. If you were worried about sec. you could compress, encrypt, XOR, then reencrypt as it went out onto the striping network.
This isn't like P2P, only *you* can get it back (or anyone else with passwords etc... it mustn't be tied to a mahcine, just a cert.)
I would put out 10mb of very imp. docu's onto such a network, knowing if the worst happened it is safe.
Why? No bandwidth cost for me. I pay my own connection, that is it. Distributed - even an isp could suffer from some problem.
Why doesnt the whole net work like this? why bother with fixed hosting sites, lets just all grid up!
Go back and read my post, but turn on your speakers and make sure your volume is up!
The wonders of technology. *Thinks* I do so hope 'scratch and sniff' aromaspeakers do not catch on! Can you imagine how bad a thread would be full of goatse trolls? egads!
How did you wipe IE off your windows box? The best I came to it was place a dummy iexplore.exe (as it gets replaced if you remove it) however, typing a http address into an explorer window still brings changes it into an instance of IE.
I guess there must be some reg hacks to remove it completely...
What version did you remove it from?
Ask Microsoft to view the prior art and to relinquish the rights, someone fairly big and public must do this, and actually write to the department, and we should wait on the reply.
If this is public anough so the Business/IT user sees it, Microsoft may decide just to relinquish this patent, for the benefit of good publicity, but then we could turn around, and say how open software isn't 'viral' in a negative sense that microsoft use (yes it propagates, but 'viral' is a negative word, especially when juxtaposed against software).
We could show how software patent are more damaging and unecessary. I would also support the EFF fronting a scheme to vote into a software patent board some people who we would feel confident in addressing any real need for software patent, or copyleft issues.
This goes to show, I would bee 100% more happy with James Gosling being on the board, if we are appointing from large companies, than someone from M$ or even IBM (which lets face, are great guys, but would be Microsoft if they could!)
Of course I doubt James would want to, there are many figures in the industry with both the public standing and technical understanding who could work within a board (with other IT experts and advisers)
The Patent office shoudl still be the first point to reject, and then (if they reject a diamond idea) there should be an appeal - but we should stop the no doubt huge number of time wasting patent that get filed wasting thier time.
If America did this, there would be a rocket for everybody! lets all go to space! :-)
I have seen this game reviewed! It sure looks awesome, and I wish I had time to persue it.
The mission structures are exactly what I was thinking. A little mayhem never hurt anyone (that I know)
Possible one of the best weapons to use in xtanks (is it xtanks?) well they cause a lot of devestation.
:-)
Now we all need to download the latest versions, were we can launch satellites and kill each other with badly written imported TV!
MIRVS are cool because their explosions flash multiple colours
Perhaps they were about to release the XBox, and thought, lets kill this good game for the PC, and make more people buy XBoxes...
Like biting off their nose to spit their face.
2000? the Xbox was probably being developed and stuff. How long has it been out?
Why exactly does NATO call it that?
I think in a few years the comoditisation of space engineering will leave potential holes for terrorists, which will in turn leave a nice opportunity for the US gov to enforce restrictions that will put back said comodotisation of space engineering 10 years.
There is no weight behind the argument for space living! Good for holidays though (this will be a headline within 20 years!)
Suite - damn I shouldn't post to /. when I am so hungry.
:-(
Well, so as not to waste a post, they also condoned severe physical harm to tortoises.
*looks* eating huge mushrooms
Sorry fellas. Also the whole punctuation was unfortunate
Try and sue Microsoft. In this instance, I would love to see M$ come out on top! :0)
Dear Nintendo. I own0r j00r r0mz.
In a serious twist, isn't a patent to handheld emulation very bad for the developing mobile device industry? If I want to create a development sweet for emulating serious business apps for a MDA, I have to worry about Nintendo?
They endorsed eating hugh mushrooms that made you head flash and your body grow really big to little kids for years! the injustice!
Tod
"Microsoft has released the full source code to its hybrid real-time strategy/space combat game, Allegiance. Despite critical acclaim, it failed to make much of an impact , selling fewer than 29,000 copies in its first year.
Allegiance actually won the dubious honor of Best PC Game No One Played in 2000 from GameSpot."
Perhaps people saw the M$ logo and thought better of it. I mean, what else have they been behind that was so great game wise?
I laughed.
I'd sure as heck spend my vouchers on a Ps2, PDA, and perhaps *bling*
:-)
:-( Anyone on /. actually get a voucher?
Everyone spend their vouchers on their fav. distro CD
Oh, we are talking about common people.
"But we are talking about a PITCH-BLACK theatre. There's a HUGE difference"
Pitch black? They don't play movies in there?
Right, so because it is pitch black, I should be afforded the same rights as I have at home.
"Can you lend me a tissue? This scene is hot!"
People should still respect the laws and public decency in a public place, if they think people can see them clearly or not.
"to do something that may jeopardize his employment"
If they can prove (beyond reasonable doubt) he let you in to film it under those conditions, he is risking more than his emplyment. IANAL.
"people in a dark theatre assume they aren't being watched"
:-) Or is this a solo activity? eurgh! :-)
Assuming you are not being watched does not give you freedom or privacy in a theatre, in front of 100's people. I don't think I would allow people to run naked through a town at night, and just say, hey, don't look, you are invading their privacy!
"but I know I won't be going to a theatre again"
Wow, you must make out in the dark a lot!